I use an Ultimate and despite the measured gain, it comes up very short with my 0.6 mV Koetsus necessitating a step-up. Interestingly, the people who do enjoy lower output cartridges directly through the CAT also seem to use CAT amps so this may need to be considered.
Minimum Cartridge output for CAT Ultimate Preamp
I have a CAT Ultimate Mk II preamp and am shopping for an Analog front end. i've heard the CAT doesn't like low output MC cartridges. I have the CAT JL2 amp and Dunalvy 4a speakers. I listen to all types of music but mostly Rock, Jazz and Blues.
For those that run analog rigs with this preamp, what would be your recommended minimum cartridge output voltage? Is something like 0.5mv too low?
For those that run analog rigs with this preamp, what would be your recommended minimum cartridge output voltage? Is something like 0.5mv too low?